A 24-year-old man was referred to surgical emergency with abdominal pain after a poly-traumatism caused by a car traffic accident, without abnormalities at physical examination and normal findings at thorax radiography, radiography of the pelvis, ultrasonography and abdominal CT scan. Two days later, a peritoneal lavage was scheduled after an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for persistent and ...

E690 CMAJ, October 1, 2013, 185(14) © 2013 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors A90-year-old man was admitted with acute-onset, pressing retrosternal pain and diffuse abdominal discomfort. Electrocardiography and cardiac troponin levels ruled out an acute coronary syndrome. Plain radiography of the abdomen (Figure 1A) showed multiple air–fluid levels and air in the biliary tree (pneumo...

Purpose: In this study, to show that the pre-diagnosis of intussusception should be kept in mind if there is a suspicious appearance abdominal X-ray pediatric patients with intermittent pain or discomfort form colic, even though no rectal bleeding and bile vomiting. Material methods: retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional descriptive we examined records 33 who were followed up due betwee...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We describe patient perceptions of computed tomography (CT) and their understanding of radiation exposure and risk. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of acute abdominal pain patients aged 18 years or older. Confidence in medical evaluations with increasing levels of laboratory testing and imaging was rated on a 100-point visual analog scale. Knowledge of radiation expos...

M imaging is rapidly evolving due to advanced computer applications. Non-traumatic acute abdominal pain (AAP) is one of the most common symptoms in adults presenting to the emergency department (ED).1,2 The emergency physician should have sufficient assessment skills to triage such patients. Clinical assessment is sufficient to decide on the level of urgency, but not on the specific cause of th...